LATEST BARGAINING NEWS

The Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services - Local 443 Bargaining Committee and the employer have reached an impasse in their negotiations. A third-party conciliator was assigned by the Manitoba Labour Board to help them resolve outstanding monetary issues but the sides failed to reach an agreement.

As a result, the Bargaining Committee has decided to ask the Manitoba Labour Board to address any outstanding items that
remain between the parties, provide a binding ruling, and issue a first
contract.

The
legislation addressing this process is covered within the Labour Relations Act.
The Act requires a 90-day window from when either party requests conciliation
before the conciliator can write to the Minister requesting a hearing with the
Manitoba Labour Board. The end of the 90 days will be July 5,
2019. The Committee expects a hearing date with the Labour Board to be scheduled this summer or early fall.

Overview of Bargaining So Far

Members of Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services - Local 443
had the opportunity to share their ideas and proposals for improving
their collective agreement at a meeting held on November 15, 2017. The Bargaining
Committee then worked to pull these proposals together into a package
to present to the employer.

The Bargaining
Committee exchanged proposal packages with the employer on Wednesday,
February 21, 2018 and negotiations continued on March 12 and 16, 2018, and April 9 and 20, 2018.

Bargaining resumed on May 7, 23 and 24, and continued on June 11, 12
and 18, July 24, August 21, 22 and 23, and October 2 and 3, 2018.

The Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services - Local 443Bargaining
Committeecontinues
to work with management to conclude a first collective agreement.
Bargaining resumed on May 7, 23 and 24, and continued on June 11, 12
and 18, July 24, August 21, 22 and 23, and October 2 and 3, 2018.

The Bargaining
Committee returned to
the bargaining table with the employer on November 29, and negotiations continued on November 30 and December 4, 5, 6, 13 and 14, 2018.

Talks between Animikii Ozoson Child and Family Services - Local 443 and the employer continued to focus on monetary items, like wages and benefits, into December 2018 and continued on January 16,
17, 18, 25, and 31, and February 14, 2019.